As the Israel–Lebanon cease-fire took effect, celebrations broke out in Beirut with gunfire into the air. At the same time, displaced residents began returning to southern Lebanon, despite warnings from both the IDF and the Lebanese Army not to return yet

In an interview with Turkish Anadolu News, President Ahmad al-Sharaa said Syria is seeking Israeli withdrawal from positions in southern Syria, where previous U.S.-mediated talks have explored restoring parts of a 1974 border framework

Officials in the President's Residence were concerned that selecting the publisher Sela Meir would provoke backlash. Sela Meir has released books by judicial overhaul architect Simcha Rothman, Netanyahu and founder of the far-right group Im Tirtzu

Even as the Church persecuted them, the pope's head chef discovered that Jews ate better. From olive oil instead of lard to fondness of artichokes, the ghetto's 'medicinal cuisine' found its way to his influential book and eventually the pinnacle of Italian gastronomy

Politicians and northern Israeli residents rejected the 10-day Israel-Lebanon cease-fire Trump announced on Thursday, with one council head saying, 'We oppose any cease-fire that doesn't include Hezbollah's complete disarmament'

A tail named Sinwar tried to wag its owner, Iran, and a tail named Netanyahu tried to wag its owner, the U.S. But Sinwar was left alone to face Israel, while the Americans launched Operation Epic Fury. Neither tail has managed to topple the other dog's regime